RE: Irish setter vs. Rocky
Irish setter, hands down. I' ve owned 3 pair of Rocky' s over the years and finally smartened up and spent a few bucks on a good pair of Setter' s...no comparison. Irish Setter' s are far more durable and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more comfortable in my experience. I just always figured hunting boots were supposed to hurt my feet, that is until I tried something else!
Another drawback is that on every single pair of Rocky' s, the sole' s burnt out in a hurry, leaving you the option of either shelling out 50 bucks to have them re-done or just buying yet another pair. I was dumb enough to do the latter...2X
Just my two cents.